📈 Late-Stage Funding Keeps Climbing Since 2023, annual late-stage funding (Series B and Strategic rounds) has grown from $1.66B to $6.47B YTD in 2026, representing a nearly 4x increase in deployed capital. Another notable trend is the growing share of Strategic funding, which now accounts for the majority of late-stage capital raised. Investors appear to be prioritizing projects with clear revenue models, and stronger ecosystem positioning rather than pursuing broad market exposure.

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Projects on the Community's Radar Before TGE @Polymarket tops the list with $2.88B in funding, followed by: — @opensea ($425M), — @variational_io ($61.8M), — @dawninternet ($48.5M), — @grvt_io ($33.3M), — @ekidenfi ($2M). Notably, several projects come from the #derivatives sector, one of the fastest-growing areas of crypto over the past few months.

June 2026 Could Become Solana's Worst June on Record Historically, June has not been a particularly strong month for $SOL. Across completed years, the average June return stands at -1.6%, while the median return is -9.0%. There is still time left in the month for a recovery, but based on current performance, June 2026 is already shaping up to be one of the weakest months in Solana's history.

1/ Q2 2026 Could Mark the Worst ICO/IDO Quarter in the Last 5 Years Only $58M was raised through IEOs, ICOs, and IDOs in Q2 2026, marking an 85% decline QoQ. The number of public sales also dropped sharply, falling from 105 in Q1'26 to just 37 in Q2'26 (-65%). Another notable signal came in May, when only 13 token sales were recorded — the lowest monthly figure since December 2020, when the market saw just 4 sales. After peaking in Q1'25 with nearly $849M raised across 429 sales, the public fundraising market has been steadily losing momentum.

📈 Derivatives Volumes Soared as Markets Sold Off in Early June Despite a weak market environment, derivatives activity expanded sharply in early June. The combined volume of the top 3 perp DEXs rose from $12.18B on June 1 to $23.95B on June 5, up 96.6%. @HyperliquidX led the segment, growing from $7.78B to $16.34B. Meanwhile, the top 3 CEX futures venues increased volume from $111.3B to $201.5B, up 81.0%. @binance remained the clear leader, reaching $115.4B on June 5. Rising derivatives volumes suggest that volatility remained a key driver of trading activity across both DEX and CEX markets.

The gap between crypto and equities continues to widen While the S&P 500 has reached new all-time highs above 7,400 points, the total crypto market capitalization remains near $2.15T and well below its previous peak. This divergence suggests that capital continues to favor traditional markets, while investors remain selective within crypto.